Properties of a Co/Cu/Co spin-valve system prepared by an optimized 193 nm pulsed laser deposition process

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 327-333

  Krieger, M ^a   Plettl, A ^a   Steiner, R ^a   Boyen, H G ^a   Ziemann, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; COBALT COMPOUNDS; EXCIMER LASERS; GIANT MAGNETORESISTANCE; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS; MAGNETORESISTANCE; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; THIN FILMS;

ATOMIC INTERMIXING; ENERGY DENSITY; METAL ABLATION; SPIN VALVE SYSTEM;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 0742286260     PISSN: 09478396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00339-003-2353-8     Document Type: Article

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